There are many reasons not to have peace and hope in today’s world and culture. The loss of freedoms, economic hardship, along with hopelessness and suicide, have been exacerbated by the seemingly endless government control brought on by COVID. Even the vaccines are posing health risks. Perhaps some are asking, ...
Read More »God’s Favorite Fruits
The farm my dad was raised on during the years of the Great Depression didn’t have indoor plumbing, but it did have two beautiful apple trees in the front yard that gave the best yellow delicious apples ever. So enticing was the fall bounty that Dad would climb the trees ...
Read More »Stay With Me Lord in the Midst of a Storm
Storms can often appear in the midst of a Storm. You’re feeling a certain way, and it seems like one problem leads to another. On top of your storm you are dealing with other issues going on in this world. In your storm you are crying out “Why Me Lord?” ...
Read More »Peace in Knowing the Author
Little Golden Books made their debut in 1942, their colorful pages full of characters who learned important lessons worth passing on to children everywhere. In the middle of the story books, the animals, or children, cars or tugboats withing the pages would find themselves going through twists and turns, making ...
Read More »“Ode to Joy”
Happiness bubbles up quickly when things are going well, yet it is a fickle feeling that plummets just as quickly. Joy is something deeper– an assurance of what will be, because God has promised it. The tides of life that sweep happiness away cannot steal true joy from the soul. ...
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